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<blockquote data-quote="outbacksport" data-source="post: 376693" data-attributes="member: 548380">Soft-dome tweeters are not as bright as metal domes b/c their frequency response tends to exhibit a gentle &quot;roll-off&quot; above 16KHz. This makes them more natural sounding by virtue of design, but also makes them favor a more on-axis mounting scheme. There are a few soft dome tweeters out there that have extended high-end response (Dynaudio, for example) because they were designed SPECIFICALLY for off-axis mounting in cars. (The Dynes actually were designed for kick panel applications where extended freq response and off-axis mounting yield the best results and best path lengths).Conversely, hard domes, by virtue, do not exhibit much high freq roll-off at all, and likely extend ABOVE 20KHz (which we cant hear anyways). Many mfg’s of hard dome tweeters must in turn design their crossovers with switchable resistances to tame the tweeter&#039;s output depending on mounting location. These are the &quot;-2dB, -3dB, -4dB, etc&quot; settings for the tweeters.I have Focal 165V2&#039;s and they dont sound harsh to me at all, actually they sound really detailed.&nbsp; I might try to replace it with a LPG NFA soft dome just to see if it will sound better.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="outbacksport, post: 376693, member: 548380"] Soft-dome tweeters are not as bright as metal domes b/c their frequency response tends to exhibit a gentle "roll-off" above 16KHz. This makes them more natural sounding by virtue of design, but also makes them favor a more on-axis mounting scheme. There are a few soft dome tweeters out there that have extended high-end response (Dynaudio, for example) because they were designed SPECIFICALLY for off-axis mounting in cars. (The Dynes actually were designed for kick panel applications where extended freq response and off-axis mounting yield the best results and best path lengths). Conversely, hard domes, by virtue, do not exhibit much high freq roll-off at all, and likely extend ABOVE 20KHz (which we cant hear anyways). Many mfg’s of hard dome tweeters must in turn design their crossovers with switchable resistances to tame the tweeter's output depending on mounting location. These are the "-2dB, -3dB, -4dB, etc" settings for the tweeters. I have Focal 165V2's and they dont sound harsh to me at all, actually they sound really detailed. I might try to replace it with a LPG NFA soft dome just to see if it will sound better. [/QUOTE]

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